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| Russian General Admits Ukraine Just a 'Stepping Stone' to Invade Europe |
| 2023-09-11 |
| [Newsweek on MSN] A key Russian general who Russian President Vladimir Putin promoted this week views the invasion of Ukraine as a mere "stepping stone" to further conflict with Europe. Putin launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, sparking fears from many analysts that the Kremlin may have greater ambitions beyond taking control of its former Soviet neighbor. Russian commentators and lawmakers have often heightened those fears with their anti-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) rhetoric throughout the war—routinely encouraging direct strikes on European and even American targets. This week, Putin promoted Lieutenant General Andrey Mordvichev to the rank of Colonel-General. The military leader had already been serving in the role of commanding the Central Military District and Russian Central Grouping of Forces in Ukraine. In a recent interview with Moscow's state-run Russia-1, a clip of which circulated widely on social media Saturday, Mordvichev said he believes Putin's war will last quite a long time and expand in the future. "I think there's still plenty of time to spend. It is pointless to talk about a specified period. If we are talking about Eastern Europe, which we will have to, of course then it will be longer," the general said. "Ukraine is only a stepping stone?" the interviewer then asked. "Yes, absolutely. It is only the beginning," Mordvichev responded, who went on to say that the war "will not stop here." Related: Andrey Mordvichev: 2023-02-18 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: February 17th, 2023 Andrey Mordvichev: 2022-11-01 Political scientists pointed to the involvement of Kadyrov in the replacement of Lapin by Mordvichev Andrey Mordvichev: 2022-09-30 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: September 29th, 2022 |
| Posted by:Enver Slager8035 |
| #7 There would have been no NATO expansion if the Russians weren't such complete untrustworthy, genocidal shit bags. NATO didn't go looking for new members. Each new member begged for entry into a reluctant NATO because they understood what the Russians were saying to each other about rebuilding their empire and experienced the subversion and threats. Pity Ukraine and Georgia weren't invited entry with the rest of eastern European countries. A lot of blood and treasure would not have been spilled and the looming catastrophe for Russia would have been avoided. |
| Posted by: Enver Slager8035 2023-09-11 15:57 |
| #6 A Stepping Stone because of NATA Eastward colonization and expansion. UKR is the result of a bigger perceived problem, NATO expansion. Russia didnt invade UKR to invade EU, you fucknuts. They invaded to put a stop to nato bullshit expansion and colonization. |
| Posted by: mossomo 2023-09-11 15:41 |
| #5 ^ Also why the EU has already committed funds to support Ukraine to 2027 and Germany announced support to 2032. |
| Posted by: Enver Slager8035 2023-09-11 12:09 |
| #4 We know. Why do you think the west is arming Ukraine and making sure the Russian military dies there? |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2023-09-11 10:12 |
| #3 That stepping stone turned into a mountain. |
| Posted by: Chris 2023-09-11 09:22 |
| #2 Hell, at this point I'm not sure they wouldn't faint dead away if Poland got off the leash. After WWII, they didn't like the Germans....but the Russians, they hate with passion. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2023-09-11 08:41 |
| #1 That's funny. And delusional. They can barely handle the rag-tag Ukrainians, there is no way they could handle Europe and the US if we went all in. |
| Posted by: Spoluter Tingle7669 2023-09-11 08:23 |